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Art History

Rendez-Vous with Art: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Art

Philippe de Montebello was the longest-serving Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (1977-2008). Martin Gayford was an acclaimed art critic. Their book, Rendez-Vous with Art, is …

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The Notebooks of Paul Klee

“Ingres is said to have created an artistic order out of rest; I should like to create an order from feeling and, going still further, from motion.” *** Paul Klee was a painter who wrote …

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Rembrandt — The Power of Art

You’re a painter. What’s the worst thing that can happen to you: neglect, derision, disgrace? Worse than all these misfortunes is to have to mutilate your masterpiece, the bravest thing …

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The Château de Versailles: From The Seat of Power to The Museum Of The History of France

The Palace of Versailles, also know as The Château de Versailles, began as King Louis XIII’s hunting lodge. It is now considered one of the most beautiful achievements of 18th-century French …

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